{"product_id":"later-life-letter","title":"Later Life Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A really remarkable, deeply moving book' \u003c\/b\u003eRICHARD CURTIS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly direct . . . The poems are passionate yet controlled, simple in form and sparing of imagery' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Luke wright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and this time it's personal. But seriously, a highly original idea, expertly carried out'\u003c\/b\u003e JOHN COOPER CLARKE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI was bawling from the first page and gulped it down in one swift swallow' \u003c\/b\u003eHOLLIE MCNISH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is a later life letter? Written by a child's social worker to be opened at an appropriate age, it details their journey from birth to adoption. When Luke Wright received his as a teenager, he didn't think much of it. But now, married to a social worker and seeing the care she takes with these letters, he re-examines his own past - and the life he might have had.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShould he feel close to the biological brothers he knows only through social media? Do his beginnings in a notorious tower-block estate counteract the privilege of a sheltered suburban upbringing? How grateful should he be to adopted parents who are - in the end - simply parents?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this memoir in poetry, no emotion is simple or expected. Wright writes with pinpoint honesty, teasing out the nuances of family, memory and belonging, and illuminating the gaps in the familiar beats of an adoption story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'When it comes to poetry, performing and family Luke Wright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a lifer. Read this book'\u003c\/b\u003e LEMN SISSAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Made me laugh, cry, think and shudder'\u003c\/b\u003e PETE DOHERTY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Intimate and universal, epic and singular. Beautifully written' \u003c\/b\u003eJOELLE TAYLOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A genius poet - funny, profound, life-changing' \u003c\/b\u003eJOHANN HARI\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55451155366232,"sku":"9780349725215","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780349725215_7a6c4c1a-d452-45a7-b0a2-2f4da2db53a5.jpg?v=1778675455","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/later-life-letter","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}